Gallery: World pays its respects to Connecticut school massacre victims

Relatives of victims of violent crimes stand near crosses in honor of the school shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., at the Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.Silvia Izquierdo
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A resident checks that a flag in his frontyard is at half-mast following an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012. A young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six teachers on December 14 after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town wielding at least two sophisticated firearms.EMMANUEL DUNAND
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Relatives of victims of violent crimes stand in front of a banner that reads “Victims of violence,” in memory of the school shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., at the Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.Silvia Izquierdo
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People worship at a prayer service to reflect on the violence at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a church on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly had committed suicide at the scene. A 28th person, believed to be Nancy Lanza was found dead in a house in town, was also believed to have been shot by Adam Lanza.Mario Tama
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Picture of the tribute paid by the Brazilian association Rio de Paz (Rio of Peace) to the victims of the elementary school shooting in Newtown in the eastern United States, on the beach of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2012. World leaders expressed shock and horror after a gunman massacred 20 small children and six teachers Friday in the US state of Connecticut, one of the worst school shootings in history.CHRISTOPHE SIMON
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A wman cries during a prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church following an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012. A young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six teachers on December 14 after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town wielding at least two sophisticated firearms.EMMANUEL DUNAND
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Fans honor a moment of silence for the shootings that occured in Newtown, Connecticut before the NBA game between the Utah Jazz and the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center on December 14, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona.Christian Petersen
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Mourners gather at the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven people are dead, including 20 children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza in news reports opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly died at the scene.Pool
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FILE - This publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows Tom Cruise in a scene from “Jack Reacher.” Cruise plays a former military cop investigating a sniper case. Paramount has postponed the premiere of “Jack Reacher” scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 15, in Pittsburgh, due to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.Karen Ballard
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People embrace each other during a service in honor of the victims who died a day earlier when a gunman open fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., as people gathered at St. John’s Episcopal Church , Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn. The massacre of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, would have been driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.Julio Cortez
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Residents pay flower tributes to the victims of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012. A young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six teachers on December 14 after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town wielding at least two sophisticated firearms.EMMANUEL DUNAND
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The US flag flies at half-staff above the White House on December 15, 2012 in Washington. Twenty-seven people, including the shooter, were killed on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.MANDEL NGAN
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Offerings are left at a curbside shrine as residents pay tribute to the victims of an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, on December 15, 2012. A young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six teachers on December 14 after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town wielding at least two sophisticated firearms.EMMANUEL DUNAND
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US flags surrounding the base of the Washington Monument fly at half-staff on December 15, 2012 in Washington. Twenty-seven people, including the shooter, were killed on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.MANDEL NGAN
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Crayons sit on a table outside of a barbershop a day after a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn. The massacre of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions about why the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, would have been driven to such a crime and how he chose his victims.Julio Cortez
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Newtown resident Molly Villodas, 12 years old, speaks to the media about the violence at the Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after a gunman identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also reportedly had committed suicide at the scene. A 28th person, believed to be Nancy Lanza was found dead in a house in town, was also believed to have been shot by Adam Lanza.Spencer Platt
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A US flag flies at half-staff above the US Capitol on December 15, 2012 in Washington. Twenty-seven people, including the shooter, were killed on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.MANDEL NGAN
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Members of the Los Angeles Lakers and the crowd observe a moment of silence for the victims of the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, before the start of their game against the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center on December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.Rob Carr
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A US flag flies at half-staff above the US Capitol on December 15, 2012 in Washington. Twenty-seven people, including the shooter, were killed on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.MANDEL NGAN
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A man takes a photo of the US Captiol with a flag flying at half-staff on December 15, 2012 in Washington. Twenty-seven people, including the shooter, were killed on December 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.MANDEL NGAN
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Members of Los Angeles Lakers, White House, US Capitol and Paramount Pictures paid their respects to the dead in Newtown scholl massacre.

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